CONNECTIONS™ Conference Focused on Issues and Technologies Fundamental to the Digital Home

CONNECTIONS™, produced by Parks Associates in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association, ended on May 7, 2004, after three days of expert discussion and demos on the issues and technologies fundamental to the digital home.

CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Home Conference and Showcase, held May 5-7, 2004, in Dallas, TX, hosted over 550 attendees and over 80 sponsors and supporting organizations. The agenda, with topics varying from digital rights management to wireless standards, featured every component of the value chain for the digital home, including content and service providers, platform vendors, networking solutions providers, and executives in the distribution channels. The Showcase offered demos and advanced solutions featuring, for example, wireless technologies, connected entertainment networks, and a fully functional home controls system.

“We see every link in the value chain strengthening,” said Tricia Parks, president of Parks Associates. “It was inspiring to see the vision of the digital home taking root as discussion coalesced around topics such as consumer needs, standardization, and entertainment solutions that really excite people. We greatly appreciate all our speakers, sponsors, and attendees, who all helped make CONNECTIONS™ a success.”

The event featured the keynote speakers:

Bill Bodin, Chief Technology Officer, Internet Home Alliance; Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM), IBM
Louis J. Burns, Vice President, Intel Corporation; Co-General Manager, Desktop Platforms Group
Dan Gittleman, Chairman and CEO, OpenPeak Inc.
Greg Gudorf, Senior Vice President, Digital Platform Division Of America, Sony Electronics Inc.
John Sculley, Former CEO of Apple & Pepsi-Cola Company; Board Member, OpenPeak Inc.; Co-Founder and Chairman, Qbit LLC
Tony Weiss, President and COO of Stores, CompUSA

CONNECTIONS™ 2005 will take place in California in May 2005. For more information about both past and future CONNECTIONS™ events, visit www.connectionsconference.com.

About CONNECTIONS™
CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Home Conference and Showcase, produced by Parks Associates in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association, is the largest international executive conference for digital home technologies. CONNECTIONS™ provides a comprehensive review of all aspects of the digital home value chain. Industry and consumer perspectives are provided through presentation of Parks Associates and CEA research, keynote speakers, panel speakers, media and organization support, and a show floor displaying the latest technologies. www.connectionsconference.com.